The gossip trap - by Erik Hoel - The Intrinsic Perspective

How civilization came to be and how social media is ending it

Over the weekend this essay of mine won 1st place and $5,000 in Scott Alexander’s anonymous book review contest, which was hosted at Astral Codex Ten. Steven Pinker@sapinker Book Review Contest 2022 Winners from Astral Codex Ten: Unusually thorough, unbiased, & analytic book reviews (they put familiar book review outlets to shame). astralcodexten.substack.com Book Review Contest 2022 Winners 5:21 PM · Sep 3, 2022 23 Reposts · 176 Likes The winning entry is now being published here under my real name. I highly encourage you to read it, as it’s truly one of the better things I’ve ever…

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